This survey was was conducted as part of the Rand
Corporation's research program on career criminals. Rand's Second
Inmate Survey was administered in late 1978 and early 1979 to convicted
male inmates at 12 prisons and 14 county jails in California, Michigan,
and Texas. The purpose of the survey was to provide detailed
information about the criminal behavior of offenders and their
associated characteristics. Emphasis was also placed on investigating
other major areas of interest such as the quality of prisoner
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This survey was was conducted as part of the Rand
Corporation's research program on career criminals. Rand's Second
Inmate Survey was administered in late 1978 and early 1979 to convicted
male inmates at 12 prisons and 14 county jails in California, Michigan,
and Texas. The purpose of the survey was to provide detailed
information about the criminal behavior of offenders and their
associated characteristics. Emphasis was also placed on investigating
other major areas of interest such as the quality of prisoner
self-reports, varieties of criminal behavior, selective incapacitation,
and prison treatment programs.

Access Notes

The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public.
Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.

Dataset(s)

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Universe:
Rand Inmate Survey offenders serving prison sentences at
the time of the 1978 interview in California, Michigan, and Texas.

Data Types:
event/transaction data

Data Collection Notes:

In order to preserve confidentiality, most dates have
been converted to represent the number of days from arrest to
sentencing.

Methodology

Sample:
Offenders for whom individual criminal justice histories or
rap sheets were provided by each of the three states. Rap sheet
information for Michigan inmates was supplemented with prison entrance
and exit dates provided by the Michigan Department of Corrections.

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